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Suppose that a young couple has just had their first baby and they wish to ensure that enough money will be available to pay for their child's university education. Currently university tuition, books, fees, and other costs average $12,500 per year. On average, tuition and other costs have historically increased at a rate of 4% per year.
-Assume that university costs continue to increase an average of 4% per year and that all their child's university savings are invested in an account paying 7% interest.Draw a timeline that details the amount of money their child will need to have in the future for each of the four years of their child's undergraduate education (assuming that their child begins university at age 18).

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